Francis Hinton Buoy
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Francis Hinton Historic Image
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Francis Hinton's prop
 
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Attraction
Location
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
Trail Name: Mid Lake Michigan
Nearest City: Manitowoc
County: Manitowoc
Latitude: N 44°06.67000'
Longitude: W -087°37.87600'
Attraction
Features
Open to public?: Yes
Mooring buoy?: Yes
Mooring buoy in place?: No
Snorkelable?: Yes
Dive guide?: No
Trails sign?: No
National Register?: No
Attraction
Description
Lying in about 15 feet of water, the shipwreck site is easily accessible by boat. Francis Hinton is a popular shipwreck for beginner divers, and remains partially intact with the compound engine resting off her starboard side, and her boiler rising to within 5 feet of the surface. The site is marked with a seasonal Wisconsin Historical Society shipwreck mooring buoy, allowing boats to tie up directly above the site while protecting the shipwreck from inadvertent anchor damage and providing a safe point of ascent and descent for divers.
 
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Shipwrecks (17)
Ann Arbor #1 (1892)
Arctic (1881)
C.S. Davis (1870)
Dan Tindall (1858)
Dispatch (1857)
Emily Cooper (?)
F.C. Clark (1849)
Francis Hinton (1889)
H.R. Seymour (1847)
J.C. Ames (1881)
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Shipwrecks (17)
Ann Arbor #1 (1892)
Arctic (1881)
C.S. Davis (1870)
Dan Tindall (1858)
Dispatch (1857)
Emily Cooper (?)
F.C. Clark (1849)
Francis Hinton (1889)
H.R. Seymour (1847)
J.C. Ames (1881)
L.B. Shepard (1855)
Mary B. Hale (1857)
Muskegon (1871)
R.J. Sanborn (1860)
Richard Roe (1857)
Sea Gem (1863)
Sheboygan (1869)
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